This descriptive and exploratory study has identified in a group of women leadership characteristics, opportunities, challenges and proposals from a gender perspective. Questionnaires were applied to 55 women from the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato. Results: Some of the leader’s characteristics demonstrate: initiative, security, commitment, honesty, leadership, knowledge, character, entrepreneurship, responsibility and sensibility, power of decision, cooperation, strength, confidence, solidarity, autonomy, service and pursuit of the wellbeing. Opportunities for participation in public life have more demands; however, there is still a lack of gender-inclusive programs. Regarding the difficulties they faced to project their ideas of change,...